Q. Which one of the following population interactions is widely used in medical science for the production of antibiotics ?
A) Parasitism
B) Mutualism
C) Commensalism
D) Amensalism
Explanation
[Solution] Antibiotic-producing microbes inhibit others without benefit or harm to themselves (amensalism, e.g. $Penicillium$ vs bacteria). Answer (4).
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